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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Just a few days ago, rumors circulated of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U incorporating NFC functionality. This was based on a comment made by Nintendo France general director Stephan Bole, who seemed to confirm the news while speaking with French outlet Le Figaro (since removed from the interview by the way).

Unsurprisingly, Nintendo is keeping quiet about the situation. When asked to comment on the rumor, a company spokesperson from the UK told CVG:

“On 8th May 2014, Mr Iwata announced the decision for Nintendo to release character figurines with built-in NFC functionality that are compatible with video games starting from this year-end sales season. There has, however, not been any specific announcements regarding which software titles for Nintendo platforms will use this functionality. We have no other announcements to make at this time.”

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Originally announced as a single project, CrashGem’s new RPG “Churbles” will now be released as an episodic series.

CrashGem shared the news in a Kickstarter update yesterday, confirming plans to bring the title out “as an ongoing series of episodic games rather than one large beefy indie RPG.” Each entry will last about 4-6 hours. According to CrashGem, “Some episodes will have stand alone stories, while others, like the ‘Ghosts of War’ storyline, will tell smaller interconnected stories that weave together to form a larger, grander tale.”

The first episode of Churbles has a strong chance of landing on PC in December, followed by Linux and Mac versions. Console editions will follow “after that”, so we’re probably looking at an early 2015 launch for Churbles on Wii U.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

3DS

Coaster Creator 3D – €7.25 (£6.00)
Me & My Furry Patients 3D – €29.99 (£24.99)
Castle Clout – €4.00 (£3.59)
Blue Exorcist Manga Vol. 3 (not available in the UK) – €4.49

3DS Virtual Console

The Mysterious Mursame – €4.99 (£4.49)
Mario Golf – €4.99 (£4.49)

Wii U

Mario Kart 8 – €59.99/£49.99 (from May 30th)
** Special offer – For those who have downloaded Super Mario Kart, the price is €52.00 (£44.50) until June 30^th
Gravity Badgers – €4.99 (£4.99)

Wii U Virtual Console

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap – €6.99 (£6.29)

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Price Reductions

Wii U
Batman Arkham City: Armoured Edition – €14.99/£12.49 (Ends June 5)
Batman: Arkham Origins – €14.99/£12.49 (Ends June 5)
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – €12.49/£9.99 (Ends June 5)
Injustice: Gods Among Us – €14.99/£12.49 (Ends June 5)
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – €8.99/£7.19 (Ends June 8)
Resident Evil Revelations – €29.99/£23.99 (Ends June 8)

3DS
Resident Evil Revelations – €17.99/£14.99 (Ends June 8)
Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D – €5.99/£5.39 (Ends June 8)
Super Street Fighter IV 3D – €11.99/£10.79 (Ends June 8)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – €9.99/£8.74 (Ends June 5)
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D – €4.99/£4.49 (Ends June 19)
Funfair Party Games – €6.99/£6.99 (Ends June 12)
Gardenscapes – €5.99/£5.99 (Ends June 12)
3D MahJongg – €3.99/£3.29 (Ends June 12)
Secret Agent Files: Miami – €6.99/£5.79 (Ends June 12)
SpeedX 3D Hyper Edition – €0.99/£0.89 (Ends June 19)
10-in-1: Arcade Collection – €0.99/£0.89 (Ends June 19)
Rage of the Gladiator – €3.49/£3.09 (Ends June 19)
PIX3D – €1.99/£1.79 (Ends June 19)
Angry Bunnies – €4.85/£4.49 (End July 31)
Bubble Pop World – €3.74/£3.35 (End July 31)
Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey – €3.74/£3.35 (End July 31)

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Screenshots, Wii U | 3 Comments

Today’s screenshot shares an interesting little tidbit about one of the mainstay Super Smash Bros. assets – the revival platforms. Sakurai explains the upgrade:

Here’s a look at the revival platforms. The color of the bottom mechanism changes from yellow to red to warn you how much time you have left before you drop into the fray.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Reload Game Studio has shared with us a couple of extra tidbits about its indie title CheeseCake Cool Conrad.

First, we’ve been told that the game has four playable characters. There are also plans to include a multiplayer mode, which supports up to 4 players simultaneously.

We’ll have more on CheeseCake Cool Conrad in the future.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed finally reached Japan very recently. With the game’s arrival, 4Gamer caught up with a couple of the game’s developers, including executive producer Steve Lycett.

One of Lycett’s more interesting comments came about when 4Gamer mentioned how choosing the characters must have been tough. Lycett said in response:

Selecting the characters really was difficult. Basically, one of the premises we wanted to represent in the game was a correct balance between old and new IPs from SEGA. From such a wide range of material, as well as a balance between male and female, animals, and robots, I chose not to be biased.

Lycett followed up by discussing what the criteria was in selecting characters. While talking about this, he revealed how he originally wanted to include Ristar on the roster, but things sadly didn’t work out.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

Wii U

Falling Skies: The Game – GameStop
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Trap Team – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop,
How to Train Your Dragon 2: The Video Game – Amazon, GameStop
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Watch Dogs – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Bayonetta 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Kart 8 – Amazon (back in stock), Best Buy, GameStop
Yarn Yoshi – Best Buy

3DS

Pokemon Omega Ruby (new) – Amazon, Best Buy
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (new) – Amazon, Best Buy
Scooby Doo & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure – Best Buy, GameStop (new)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Skylanders Trap Team – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit! – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Tomodachi Life – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Amazon, GameStop
How to Train Your Dragon 2: The Video Game – Amazon, GameStop
LEGO Ninjago Nindroids – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Farming Simulator ’14 – Amazon
Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Super Smash Bros. – Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop
Putty Squad – Amazon, Best Buy

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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